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单词 battue
释义 bat·tue
\baˈtü, ba.ˈtyü, Fr bȧtu̅e̅\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from feminine of battu, past participle of battre to beat, from Old French batre, from Latin battere, battuere — more at battle
1.
 a. : the driving or drawing out of game from cover especially by beating woods and bushes
 b. : a hunt in which this procedure is used
  < I never cared much for a battue of pheasants or a grouse drive — John Buchan >
2. : a concerted action by a number of persons performed with bustle
 < once a year a grand battue is organized when every nook and cranny of the church is raked from roof to floor — Richard Free >
3. : indiscriminate slaughter
 < a hugh prison battue was ordered … on the principle that many should pay for one — Bernard Pares >
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